56level cap
Rival Silver fields 6 Pokémon between level 54 and level 56 in Victory Road.
This is around Beat the Elite Four and the Champion in the story — that page lists everything you can have caught by this point.
Types on this team: DarkDragonElectricFlyingGhostGrassGroundIceSteel
| Pokémon | Ability & item | Moves | Base stats | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dusknoir Lv 54 Ghost | Ability Intimidate Held item Leftovers | Shadow Punch Drain Punch Trick Room Will-O-Wisp | HP70Attack115Defense135Sp. Atk25Sp. Def135Speed45Total525 |
 | Ampharos Lv 54 ElectricDragon | Ability Static Held item Choice Specs | Thunderbolt Dragon Pulse Power Gem Focus Blast | HP90Attack62Defense75Sp. Atk118Sp. Def80Speed105Total530 |
 | Corviknight Lv 54 FlyingSteel | Ability Unnerve Held item Leftovers | Body Press Roost Iron Defense Drill Peck | HP98Attack87Defense105Sp. Atk85Sp. Def85Speed70Total530 |
 | Weavile Lv 54 DarkIce | Ability Pickpocket Held item Focus Sash | Swords Dance Triple Axel Knock Off Ice Shard | HP70Attack120Defense65Sp. Atk65Sp. Def85Speed125Total530 |
 | Donphan Lv 54 Ground | Ability Sturdy Held item Soft Sand | Headlong Rush Ice Shard Rock Slide Superpower | HP100Attack140Defense120Sp. Atk60Sp. Def50Speed60Total530 |
 | Meganium Lv 56 Grass | Ability Triage Held item Charizardite X | Recover Leech Seed Giga Drain Earth Power | HP90Attack75Defense80Sp. Atk95Sp. Def110Speed80Total530 |
How to beat this team
Shared weaknesses. Fire hits 3 of 6, Ice hits 3 of 6, Bug hits 2 of 6, Fairy hits 2 of 6.
Level to be ready for. Lv 56 — Meganium, the highest on the team.
Fire Pokémon you can have caught by this point. From this guide’s own encounter tables, by Beat the Elite Four and the Champion:
- Emboar — Route 6, Lv 55
- Rotom (Heat) — Victory Road 1F, Lv 47
- Torkoal — Route 48, Lv 42
- Iron Moth — Johto Safari Zone — Desert
- Larvesta — Johto Safari Zone — Forest
- Turtonator — Johto Safari Zone — Wasteland
- Charcadet — Bell Tower 9F, Lv 30
- Crocalor — Bell Tower 10F, Lv 30